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For the Love of Ireland

By Susan Cahill, Contributor
October / November 2001October / November 2001

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Author Susan Cahill tells what prompted her to write For the Love of Ireland: A Literary Companion for Readers and Travelers. ℘℘℘ I grew up in New York City in an Irish-American family whose patriarch on my mother's side fought to keep Ulysses out of the Queensborough public libraries and later grand-marshaled the St. Patrick's Day Parade. As a graduate student in … [Read more...] about For the Love of Ireland

The Last Hurrah

By Kelly Candaele, Contributor
February / March 2001

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President Bill Clinton's third, unprecedented and final visit to Ireland as President had all the feelings of a homecoming. And why not? No other American President has devoted as much time, political energy and determination to bringing peace to Northern Ireland and economic development to the country as a whole as Bill Clinton. And it was clear from the crowds that lined the … [Read more...] about The Last Hurrah

The Rules of the Game

By Jim Colgan, Contributor
February / March 2001

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"The building trade is the worst trade in the World -- you can quote me on that," jokes Fran Rooney as he speaks of the new house he is trying to construct in County Dublin. And when the CEO and President of Baltimore Technologies is discussing world trade, it would be wise to listen. "I'm hoping to be moved in sometime over the next couple of years," he continues. "They … [Read more...] about The Rules of the Game